Well, by the time I got an iPod, I had already been listening exclusively to audiobooks in the car for almost a year, having discovered that they helped the time pass on my weekly drive between Portland and Seattle a lot better than music did.

I still like to listen to good music, but it doesn't do much to curb boredom for me.

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My backlog was totally out of control. I went in with a scythe and created great carnage.

I'm gonna have to do something like this soon. I have so much room on my ipod, I usually don't delete stuff off my computer, especially not stories. But I think that's probably going to have to change.

Also, between my podcasts/music backlog and my wife's photoshop, I think we're going to have to finally buy an external harddrive. There's just too damn much stuff!

By backlog I mean the ones I haven't listened to yet. My Kept Fiction is an entirely different thing. Storage space isn't an issue for me (thanks to my 500 GB time capsule). I was just clearing out stuff that I wasn't going to listen to at all.

Just upgraded from 4GB nano to 16GB iphone, so I've got more room, but my podcast backlog is pretty bad no matter what. I plan to get through everything, but during football season EVERYTHING takes a backseat to TFFG (thefantasyfootballguys.com), which is twice weekly until the playoffs. I'll be caught up by February, I think.

I'm still using my ~5-year-old iRiver H320. I took the 20GB hard drive out a while ago and replaced it with a 32GB CF card, and it's awesome. If only it had an optical out, it would be the best DAP ever...

Raving Lunatic: Depending on the precise model you have, swapping in more storage may well be trivial. Might be worth looking in to.

A friend of mine is sending me an old 3rd-gen iPod with a failing hard drive and a cracked screen so I can hack around with it, and see what all the fuss is about. But once the hardware is in order, I'll probably install a real operating system on it...

I'm dropping the axe on:The Adultspace Childfree Podcast (Fisher records her regular talk in both channels, but interviews have her in the left channel and the guest in the right, exclusively ... this vexes me to no end), and The East Coast Conservative Podcast (poor sound quality combined with not-very-well-coordinated dialogue add up to a show not worth my time ... so my search goes on for a right-leaning podcast that I can stand to listen to for more than a few minutes at a time; I'm open to suggestions.)

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and The East Coast Conservative Podcast (poor sound quality combined with not-very-well-coordinated dialogue add up to a show not worth my time ... so my search goes on for a right-leaning podcast that I can stand to listen to for more than a few minutes at a time; I'm open to suggestions.)

I didn't even make it through one episode before cutting it. Thanks for the Dan Carlin recommendation. As far as a right-leaning show, you might check out Andrew Wilkow. I listen to his radio show on Sirius sometimes. I also enjoyed Jerry Doyle's show when it was on Sirius. I've been thinking about subscribing, but my plate is pretty full. He's more libertarian than conservative, though.

so my search goes on for a right-leaning podcast that I can stand to listen to for more than a few minutes at a time; I'm open to suggestions.

The Cato Daily Podcast is a principled Libertarian perspective -- I'm not sure if that's what you mean by Conservative or not. While they seem to do a certain amount of their research in a parallel universe, for me, that's the idea behind listening to a viewpoint I disagree with.

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Thanks for the Dan Carlin recommendation. As far as a right-leaning show, you might check out Andrew Wilkow. I listen to his radio show on Sirius sometimes. I also enjoyed Jerry Doyle's show when it was on Sirius. I've been thinking about subscribing, but my plate is pretty full. He's more libertarian than conservative, though.

Jerry "Michael Garabaldi" Doyle? I had no idea he had a political podcast. As for what I'm looking for in a "right-leaning" or "conservative" podcast, I'm looking for something by people pretty much on the side of the current administration (the one that's on the outs come next month) ... sort of like FOX News but more grounded in reality and with less vitriol. Something like the tone of Dani Cutler's podcast but from the other side. I've already got her for the left and Carlin for the "middle" (if disparaging both sides counts as being "middle").

[edit]I see that Mr. Doyle's podcast is by pay-subscription only. I'm not ready to take that step yet.

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so my search goes on for a right-leaning podcast that I can stand to listen to for more than a few minutes at a time; I'm open to suggestions.

The Cato Daily Podcast is a principled Libertarian perspective -- I'm not sure if that's what you mean by Conservative or not. While they seem to do a certain amount of their research in a parallel universe, for me, that's the idea behind listening to a viewpoint I disagree with.

I don't listen to their podcasts, but I grew up in the DC think tank culture and some of their reports I've read reflect that research-in-parallel universe thing.

stePH, would you say that you are looking for a David Brooks type of conservative? I know he does a weekly session on NPR's All Things Considered against E.J. Dionne, but I'm not aware of him doing any other audio.

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I Twitter. I also occasionally blog on the Escape Pod blog, which if you're here you shouldn't have much trouble finding.

• Escape Pod (caught up)• Mr. Diety (faded, probably not coming back; according to Brian Keith Dalton, it IS coming back for a third season, though no date has been set yet)• New Yorker: Fiction (just subscribed last week, 19 unplayed)• NPR: Story of the Day (caught up; I delete uninteresting titles without listening)• NPR: Wait Wait Don't Tell Me (caught up)• Podcastle (12 unplayedcaught up)• PRI: Selected Shorts ([18 unplayed)• Spider on the Web (48 unplayed)• Starship Sofa (77 unplayed) - I got into this one because they posted Spider Robinson reading his "Melancholy Elephants", but I really don't like the host's voice, so this one may go.• Stranger Things TV (caught up) - I was impressed with the first few, but this last one (3 parts) was a poor story. The production quality is great, but if the story is boring, who cares?• This American Life (13 unplayed) - I cull this one like NPR SoTD; anything with a boring title gets deleted unplayed.• Variant Frequencies (82 unplayed) - I subscribed because it was recommended, but haven't listened yet.• X Minus One (80 unplayed) - Same as VF

I keep up with Escape Pod and both NPRs, and once I get caught up with Podcastle, I'll keep up with it as well.

I keep audiobooks separate, even if they were acquired as podcasts (e.g. Playing for Keeps). I had read all of the first six Harry Potter books, the last four almost immediately after they were released, but never seemed to find time to get into book seven. When I realized I was spending a lot more time in my car than before, I bought the audiobook on CDs, ripped it to mp3s and loaded it to my iPod. It was so much more satisfying, I found, though before the movies come out, I'll read the book (again?). I, too, love Mur Lafferty's stories, as well as when she reads stories by other authors for EP or PC.

stePH, would you say that you are looking for a David Brooks type of conservative? I know he does a weekly session on NPR's All Things Considered against E.J. Dionne, but I'm not aware of him doing any other audio.

Wasn't previously familiar with him, but from what little I've just been able to Google (including an entry at Dickipedia), he seems to fit. Too bad there's no podcast, but in lieu I suppose I can read his NYT column online. I also see there are audio clips available at NYT.

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I'm up to 53 episodes in my queue of the various shows I listen to. However, 12 are Cory Doctorow stories that are evergreen, plus I have the last five months of Nobilis. Cut all that out and I'm not THAT far behind.

Let's see- Some of my more favorite shows podfaded- or finished up, thus no longer sit in my catcher. Here's what's either waiting to be listned to, waiting to be updated, or waiting to be cut

Arcane Tales- still to new to have a good grip onChristiana's Shallow Thoughts- may well be culledThe Classic Tales- OMG I love thisclonepodCrimeWavDan Carlins Hardcore History- so awesome, he dosn't update often enoughDWO whocast- 'cause I fangirlThe Drabblecast- yayThe Dunsteef Audio Fiction MAgazineThe Escape Trilogy plus Escape ArchivefitmusicMiettes Bedtime Story- May soon be culled. Her voice is nice, the stories are ofen too lulling and quite literealy will put me to sleep. Not comfie with ear buds inMOREVIThe MothMur LAfferty presents the Takeover + The MurverseNPROnion NewsPendant Productions- once upon a time in VegasThe Princeton Review- Vocabulary MinuteThe Public Speakers tipsThe Radio adventures of Doctor Floyd - so so geeky kid coolScott Sigler Audio Books- just got started on these.Sex is FunSpider on the web- just subscribed Thanks Izz!StarShipSofa- great stories but this mans voice is REALLY hard to listen to.SteampodStuff you should knowTransmissions from Beyond60 second Psych and 60 second Science.

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Oh, great and mighty Alasdair, Orator Maleficent, He of the Silvered Tongue, guide this humble fangirl past jumping up and down and squeeing upon hearing the greatness of Thy voice.Oh mighty Mur the Magnificent. I am not worthy.

I've listened to all of the flash fiction, all of the Union Dues and two other full-length episodes ("Cold Duty" and "The Last Dog" because it's Mike Resnick). It's not a high priority for me to listen to these due to the quality (see here for explanation)

Agreed; he seems to be bimonthly with that one now. Common Sense is more frequent, but still takes around 2 weeks between shows. Not enough people kicking in for the Ben-a-thons, I guess?

My backlog of unplayed 'casts has grown since I've been unemployed. I used to take my lunch hour for listening, and sometimes I'd get to listen in the car too. Now all that's gone, and I only listen occasionally at bedtime, or if I'm doing yardwork (spent a couple of hours weeding yesterday) or grilling some meat on the back deck.

Currently subscribed to (not counting audiobooks):

Beatnik Turtle's Song of the Day (because of the mention of the new album on Geo Hrab's podcast)

clonepod

Common Sense with Dan Carlin

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History

DWO Whocast

Escape Pod

Geologic Podcast (shameless Geo fanboy here!)

Maximum PC No BS Podcast

PC Gamer Podcast

Podcastle

Pseudopod

Sessions with Slau (again because of Geo)

Soccergirl, Inc. (can't seem to sustain interest in this one despite various raves)

Truth Seekers Podcast

Variant Frequencies

WNYC's Radio Lab (just added a couple of days ago)

I haven't listened to the last two weeks of EP or PC, and Pseudopod's been languishing a long time (I've been stuck at "Akropolis" forever, and haven't even touched the newer episodes since my aim was to work through the series front-to-back.)

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